Apple’s Mac Studio won’t be a one-and-done product in spite of everything, with a brand new report claiming that Apple shouldn’t be solely engaged on a refreshed model — it is engaged on two of them.
The Mac Studio was first launched greater than a yr in the past in March of 2022 and rumors of a refresh have been exhausting to return by ever since. It was thought that Apple may need chosen to ditch the product and substitute it with the primary Apple silicon Mac Professional, however that now appears unlikely.
As a substitute, it is now been reported that the Mac Studio may be very a lot alive and properly with improvement underway. Nevertheless, there’s at present no indication of when the brand new Macs can be introduced.
Two for the worth of 1
The Mac Studio was seen by some as a stop-gap product that was designed to fill the opening left by the dearth of an Apple silicon Mac Professional. That wasn’t helped when there have been rumors that the launch of such a Mac may imply that there can be no M2 Extremely Mac Studio. Now, the machine that’s arguably the greatest Mac for creatives who do not fairly want regardless of the Mac Professional will supply, seems to be set to get a refresh or two.
That is in keeping with a brand new report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Writing in his weekly Energy On (opens in new tab) publication, Gurman stated that “there are additionally two Mac Studio follow-ups deliberate, however their timing is much less clear.” Gurman had been speaking about Apple’s plans for a brand new 13-inch MacBook Professional, an up to date 24-inch iMac, and different merchandise.
Gurman believes that there are many new Macs arriving earlier than the tip of 2023 with others transport in early 2024. At the very least a few of these may debut at WWDC 2023 in June. That is the context behind the “much less clear” nature of the Mac Studio timescale, suggesting we might be ready slightly longer.
The Mac Professional is a kind of Macs that Gurman expects to reach in early 2024 on the newest and that would assist inform precisely what the Mac Studio can be if, because it now appears attainable, it receives an surprising refresh.